PEF spots bar code snafu

A sharp-eyed reader just pointed out this note on the Public Employees Federation home page regarding a faulty bar code for some of their mailed ballots:

Important Notice

Due To a Postal Service Processing Error, A Small Number Of Ballots Are Inadvertently Being Returned To The Voter, If This Has Happened To You, Block Out The Barcode On The Reverse Side Of The Envelope And Re-Mail Your Ballot.

PEF spokesman Darcy Wells says they are acting out of an abundance of caution — they’ve heard from just three or four members who had their mailed ballots returned so far of about 33,000 people who have so far sent in their ballots.

It seems that the ballots had an address bar code that, when turned upside and down, sends the ballot back to the person who had first received it from the union.